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Equality
A couple people in another thread have suggested that people are equal. I was going to put this in that thread, but thought it'd be better as a new thread. So my question is this: What does it mean "all people are equal"? It seems to be that this statement is either false (not all people make the same amount of money, e.g.) or meaningless. But I'm interested to hear what other people think.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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